Field Name(s) to associate with Rule
Definition: Field Name(s) to associate with Rule is (are) the Collection Item name(s) associated with the rule. The selected fields are highlighted in the error reporting when the rule is violated. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ...
Field Name
Definition: Field Name is the name of the field as it should appear in the table. The Table Field Name format should follow the conventions for field names in use at your site. (These naming conventions are sometimes associated with specific ...
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
Definition: As defined by the U.S. Department of Education, www.ed.gov, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies ...
FEP (Fluent English Proficient)
Definition: A designation that means that a student is no longer considered as part of the school's English learner population. It refers to students who have learned English. (As defined by the SIF Association.) What This Means: English proficient students are referred ...
External Source
Definition: External Source is the name of an external source that defines the contents of this option set. For example, School ID numbers are often maintained in a database table which is continually maintained and would not necessarily be loaded (duplicated) ...
Extension
Definition: The extension (if any) with the Phone field. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data dictionary. Need another definition?
Extensibility
Definition: In software engineering, extensibility is a system design principle where the implementation takes into consideration future growth. It is a systemic measure of the ability to extend a system and the level of effort required to implement the extension. What This ...
Expiration Date
Definition: Expiration Date is the date that the data or group of data with the specific attributes on the form was (or will be) expired. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. ...
Expected Number of Respondents
Definition: Expected Number of Respondents is the number of organizations, submitters, or entities completing this collection. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data ...
Event
Definition: A type of message that is sent by an agent when information in its associated application is added, changed, or deleted. (As defined by the SIF Association.) What This Means: The advantage of sending data using SIF each time there is ...
Get Connected